Posts Tagged ‘MOA’

  • They’re Best When They’re Fresh

    Date: 2008.08.11 | Category: all | Response: 0

    High school girl wearing her aviators in the Mall of America: Ooh. When you’re done at H&M, let’s get craps. I love those craps.

    MOA
    Overheard by They really need the phonetic pronounciation on the menu

  • Don’t Worry, It’s Just A Phase

    Date: 2008.07.31 | Category: all | Response: 0

    A very distraught, older lady walking with her bored-looking husband: I don’t know. He calls it emo.

    MOA
    Overheard by Man on a Mission.

  • Yeah But The Bra Is Cheaper

    Date: 2008.07.24 | Category: all | Response: 0

    Precocious preschooler to older woman walking with him (as he points to a rack of bras): You need new boobs Gram!

    Nordstrom’s Rack, MOA
    Overheard by You surely do Ma’am.

  • Will The World Ever Make Sense Again?

    Date: 2008.07.22 | Category: all | Response: 0

    15 year old scene queen after trying on a t-shirt and walking out of the fitting room: I can’t believe I couldn’t fit into the youth large and have to buy an adult small.
    Friend:  That’s because you ate.

    Hot Topic, MOA
    Overheard by You look fat when you cry.

  • The World Is A Scary Place

    Date: 2008.07.14 | Category: all | Response: 0

    Crazy old woman talking to a young child that doesn’t belong to her: You’d better stay away from those sting rays, that’s what killed The Crocodile Hunter! (child continues to touch the sting rays)

    Underwater World, Mall of America
    Overheard by well…she’s right.

  • Nothing To Be Concerned About

    Date: 2008.07.07 | Category: all | Response: 0

    Woman pointing to a dress: That’s nice and flowy. Not for me, but totally something Christine would wear.
    Friend, indifferent: Oh yeah, Christine.
    Woman: She throws up her food though.
    Friend, trailing off: Oh yeah, that’s right.

    Arden B Store, MOA
    Overheard by Alexis.

  • That’s A Hard Lesson Learned

    Date: 2008.07.02 | Category: all | Response: 0

    Screaming 8-year old girl: I wanna go on another ride!!
    Her Mother (wearily): Come on, I just want to get out of this place.

    Nickelodeon Park at the MOA
    Overheard by Please take me with you.

  • Sure, Why Not?

    Date: 2008.06.26 | Category: all | Response: 0

    Teenage girl: Hey, its one of those hand-washing bowl things.
    Mid-20′s co-worker: You mean a sink?

    Mall of America
    Overheard by Were you raised in a barn?

  • Layin’ Down The Smack

    Date: 2008.05.28 | Category: all | Response: 0

    Guy: You remember when the 35W bridge fell down? None of my family called me. None! So, I sent an email to them: “Just so you guys know, I was almost on that bridge!”

    Mall of America store
    Overheard by I think I know why they never call…

  • This Is Why I Go To The Mall

    Date: 2008.05.23 | Category: all | Response: 0

    Hilariously Irate Mom to small daughter: I told you not to drink that! I told you! Now you’re sick! Yeah, they shouldn’t call it “Propel Fitness Water”, They should call it “Propel Sickness Water”! I told you not to drink it! Now you sick!

    Mall of America
    Overheard by Must have been the peach flavor..

  • Oh, That Takes Me Back

    Date: 2008.05.21 | Category: all | Response: 0

    20-something hipster guy: I’ve decided which celebrity I look like.
    20-something not-so-hip girl: Um… okay?
    20-something hipster guy: James Dean in East of Eden.
    20-something not-so-hip girl: Wait, isn’t that the one where Rosie O’Donnell is the leather-clad dominatrix?
    20-something hipster guy: (blank stare) I… um…

    Mall of America
    Overheard by maybe they don’t belong together…?

  • WHOO HOO DIVORCE YEAH!

    Date: 2008.05.18 | Category: all | Response: 0

    Lady #1 in bathroom stall Lady #2: I’m a blonde now.
    Lady #2: Oh, yeah.
    Lady #1: I heard blondes have more fun. I’ll let you know when the divorce is final.

    Nordstroms bathroom at MOA
    Overheard by Brunettes have fun too!

  • I Just Like The Sound Of “Big Boy Pants”

    Date: 2008.04.04 | Category: all | Response: 0

    Father (to his wife): I’m the man of the family, I can take care of this. Who wears the pants in this family?
    Young Son: (excited gasp) I wear pants!
    Father: But I wear the Big Boy pants.

    MOA
    Overheard by And I don’t wear diapers, either.

  • It’s Not That Complicated

    Date: 2008.04.01 | Category: all | Response: 0

    Employee:  No, I think I already know everything I need to know about the plague, actually.

    MOA B&N
    Overheard by Does she have personal experience?

  • Your Skills Are Not Good

    Date: 2008.03.25 | Category: all | Response: 0

    Young mom with small baby: Are you serious?  I have to go out to a special place in the parking lot to smoke a cigarette? I have a BABY with me.  I don’t want to take him out in the parking lot.

    Mall of America
    Overheard by Strolling Amok.

  • We Sure Hope So

    Date: 2008.03.21 | Category: all | Response: 0

    Ghetto Girl #1 (eyeing a book in a bag her friend is holding, looks disgusted): That ain’t a book, is it?! (rips book from bag, flips quickly through it without looking at cover, appalled, as if she’s never seen a book before)
    Ghetto Girl #2 looks down, ashamed.
    Ghetto Girl: You ain’t gonna READ it, is you?!

    MOA bus stop
    Overheard by an English major.

  • Don’t Worry, Krissy, You’re Way Cooler Than Your Friend

    Date: 2008.03.18 | Category: all | Response: 0

    Sparkle-y 15 yr old girl:  Krissy, I’m so glad I’m not you.
    Krissy:  Why?
    15 yr old girl:  Because, you’re like, so lonely and stuff.  And you’re sad all the time.
    Krissy, staring down at her frozen yogurt: Yeah.
    One of the girls’ moms:  Girls, you wanna head over to Claires?
    15 yr old girl:  Yeah!  I wanna get some new eyeshadow.  Some that has glitter in it.
    Krissy:  Yeah.  Me too, I guess.

    MoA foodcourt
    Overheard by She can put glitter on her eyelids, but she can’t put glitter into her soul.

  • Trust Me, That Is Money Well Spent

    Date: 2008.03.18 | Category: all | Response: 0

    Lane Bryant worker:  Can I help you find something?
    Middle-aged Ghetto Woman: Yeah, I’m looking for something that lifts, separates, shapes… all that shit!

    Lane Bryant, MOA
    Overheard by TMI.

  • Stay Strong, Honey

    Date: 2008.03.16 | Category: all | Response: 0

    Girl to friend at Forever 21: Remember, there is always H&M. We shouldn’t ever settle for less than we deserve.

    Dressing rooms at Forever 21 – Mall of America
    Overheard by Deserving of $7 Shirts.

  • Won’t You Be My Neighbor?

    Date: 2008.02.26 | Category: Uncategorized | Response: 0

    Girl on escalator to roommate: You know, since I started living with you and listening to you having sex down the hallway, the list of things that upset me has greatly diminished.
    Roommate: Well, glad I could help.

    Mall of America, East Side escalators
    Overheard by always appreciate a helpful roommate.